A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IHEAR

Sun, 10 Aug '25
"Word has it ..."
Fri, 4 Apr '25
"According to reports ..."
Mon, 13 Jan '25
"Rumor has it …"
Wed, 27 Sep '23
This is how rumors get started
Sun, 29 Jan '23
"They tell me …"
Sun, 10 Apr '22
"Word on the street is ..."